A timeless classic with universal appeal, Ferd'nand is one of the 10 longest-running comic strips still being drawn. Ferd'nand was originally created in 1937 by Danish film animator Henning Dahl Mikkelsen for Presse-Illustrations-Bureau (PIB) in Copenhagen. The strip gained wide popularity in Europe, so PIB brought it to America, where United Feature Syndicate began distributing it in 1947. Mikkelsen moved to California and continued to draw the strip until his death in 1982.

Today, Ferd'nand continues to be drawn in "Mik's" style by Henrik Rehr. Rehr was born and raised in Denmark and came to the United States in 1992. He began cartooning in 1981, creating several children's strips in his homeland. His features included "Julius," about the adventures of a child and his uncle; "Kvikleif," a strip of medieval fairy tales; and a five-volume graphic novel called Danmark Besat. In 2002, Rehr created "Tuesday," a two-part illustrated series providing his eyewitness account of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks on New York. An accomplished fine artist with exhibitions in New York and Denmark to his credit, Rehr lives in Manhattan with his wife Jennie and two sons, Ambrose and Sebastian.

View select samples at United Feature Syndicate's web page